Sector analysis: IT

Innovation in IT today goes beyond the sector itself, with substantial spillover effects across virtually all other sectors. Whether it is smart homes, smart cities, smart factories, the Internet of Things, connected vehicles or software optimised with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), digitisation and its disruptive potential seem omnipresent.

At the core of digitisation lies datafication and the rise of big data, as the ever-smarter internet-connected devices we use generate enormous streams of data. Harnessing the potential and…